The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, February 09, 1913, SECTION FOUR, Image 49

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 9. 1913. ROAD F AUTOMOBILE DEPARTMENT OF MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAYER IS MOVED TO NEW QUARTERS UtID TOTALS MILLIONS Over $2,000,000 Pledged to Build Ocean-to-Ocean Na tional Highway. TIRE COMPANY AT TOP Ooodvear Gift of $300,000 Heads List. With Packard and OTerland Tied for Second Place Carl fisher Heads rsi(t Project. t INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Feb. 8. (Spe with tht- fubarriberf fund to faun more than $2,000,000. the - .: " sr,.,-....n rnnk Men way extending from New York to San FrRnc sro. iooKR DriKmer man eve. AiitnmnhiiP. ani accessory manufactur or nd dealers the country over are )iniovinv tinitHtmt intfrst in the hisrh i . l I 1., Knlnrr Vi-Sfltlv way i iic iu" if "tint, o - augmented by the contributions of in ii vl-duals who desire pood roada and . v ,..irilin thai thin rn h 1 eh way. which will span the continent, will v. . ... n.i.-i.im nf n Nut (on -wide Rood roads movement. That the Idea is not only practical, but entirely pos sible, is evidenced by the fact that the after careful investi gation, are civine liberal support to ' . -r-i... 1 KmohAd Kv farl G. Fisher and James A. Allison last September, when they first made known their Idea nf H o ocean-to-ocean highway at a banquet of automobile men in Indian i ,- kattK, rarrind into ff Aiiuiia, oi i. ii" " "n mi 1 ...hl,k la .n. h.t Havnte 1 ci" t. inn iuiiu, to the purchase of materials for the construction 01 me iiiKuwaj. i 1 V. . - ,i,a irtntr(hlltinnil nf SUtOmO" luiscu wj . . . v .......... " " bile and accessory manufacturers ana dealers and of Individuals who have the cause of pood roads at heart. Man. .. , , I .1 1 o n ro an hsr.ribillg UlAtLUICia n u.w, 1 per cent of their gross earnings for one year, or one-tmra 01 one t.nu .h..n vanri Individual subscrip tions are being received in amounts which vary from 5 upwards. These subscriptions entitle the donors to n,.mhhin In the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Association. All expenses connected with the organization of the . i Alji.Minn nf funds are prujcui o 1 1 V. uir ...... - - being met personally by Mr. Fisher and Mr. Allison. This tney win cunn.iuc to do until It is proved that the project Will De t 1 1 M . I a , tn t-a "t " - I'rnlrrl'a Kffrrt Important, The Dtesent temporary committee ...in .,...,. Knikin, tn ,ln with the selec -i ... . I jnfinita rnut, whlP.h the. highway will follow. A representative! National commission will be elected for this purpose by the contributors to the fund and this commission will make the selection after carefully con sidering the advantages offered by the various possible routes. The work of construction will be done by the counties through which the road will pass, this work betns under the supervision and in accord ance with the plans of United States Government Engineers detailed for this duty by the War Department. It i believed that the ocean-to-ocean highway, once completed, will prove an unusual factor both commercially and socially. It will open a new way to the West and will promote an In terest in the National beauties and possibilities of that section of the coun try. It will mean that new money will be attracted for Investment pur poses from many Kastern capitalists now wary of the opportunities being held out by Western promoters, who will be given a chance to see for them selves where the good investments lie. C.lfta Total High. Following are the subscriptions in cash that have been made: Goodyear Tire Rubber TlreCo. . .S.ion.000 Tackard Motor Car Co J?!MJ!5 Willys-Overland Co. 'SKX Frest-O-Lite Co t ooo Wheeler & Schebler Carburetor Co.. jO.000 Kemey Electric Co 50.0OO Dormer tne V. v VJ.. JJ. -..... ... New York Federal Pressed Steel Co.. Milwaukee lloosler Motor Club ... Lukenhelmer Co.. Cincinnati Terr Haute Brewing Co Terre Haute House John 8. Cox Terre Haute Auto Co Merchants Distilling Co Commercial Distilling Co Hulman r Crtmpany iank McKeen Deming Lnd Co A. Hers Sparks Milling Co C W- Bauermeleter Co..... W. E. Kot'tnson Central Auto Co..... Fouts & Hunter Cordage to....... Vnlon Transfer & Storage Co Reraent-Kea Co.... A. F. Hall Samuel Frank A hon A. t. Foster Company A. B. Mehwlnncy Co C H, Goldsmith Son Company jttj TTsfgSITnZI- 111. BW HOMK OF MITCHELL "SIX," AT BAST MOB1USU1 A ' ' " ' " " " . Steady growth of business during the bSeAU Increase, made necessary additional space for the "mobile dePantcoecSi Morrison and East rsfretXaTeaseo p.-V iT line. The 1913 designs of the Mitchell are expected here In a few days. Ous Habtch Co.-, Indianapolis. O. H. Westing. Indianapolis. Cadillac Auto Co., of Indiana. Indianapo lis, lnd. Arcbey Atkins Co., inoianapone. Morton Place Automobile Co.. Indian apolis. ... Ideal Motor -ar y.o.. Premier Motor Car Co.. Indianapolis. The Waverley Co., Indianapolis. American Motors Co., Indianapolis. Henderson Motor Car Co.. Indianapolis. Motor Car Mfg. Co.. Indianapolis. Pumpelly Battery Co., Indianapolis. Christian Off & Co., Indianapolis. Gates Mfg. Co.. Indianapolis. P.. J. Irwin Mfg. Co.. Indianapolis. Glover Equipment Co., Indianapolis. MARIOX NOW SOLD IX AFRICA Jolmnnesbui-jr Dealer Makes Repeat Order for Six More Machines. One of the most interesting sales of the New York show was made by M. D MacNab vice-president of the Marion Motor Car Company, of Indian apolis. In taking orders for 21 Marlon touring cars to be shipped immediately to Johannesburg. South Africa. The Marion company recently made a connection in that far-away part of the world ami a month ago six Marlon . : or. orated and shipped. luuiuiA i.m ' l As a result of the show season thaj New York export representatives ol the South African people cabled and re ceived answer to forward six more if the factory could deliver them that same week. LOGO HAS STARTER High-Grade Car Comes With Electric Cranker. THOROUGH TEST IS MADE CAR OWNERS TO STUDY Y. M. C. A 5.00O 2.000 2.000 1.500 1.000 500 500 f,00 50 5X 2D0 2.10 200 150 150 150 150 KM llli 50 50 50 SO 50 Kcononilcal Operation of Machines Object of Class That Will Begin February 10. u. mm automobile owners know enough about their cars to operate them ..nnnmicallv and get from mem too imm Borv i-p? 'I ne .foruana xuuus vie' fhrlstlan Association believes the nIimher is not large, and for tne Dene tit owners who desire to learn more about automobiles a special class is to be established. The v M. r A. tor several years nas conducted an automobile school on the East Side, but its oourses are ;e3ign?d h instruction of nrofessional chauffeurs and repafr men. The new- class will meet in m t.rnv - , w..ntn n inndav niichts. begin ning on February 10 and extending to April 15. The instructor win uc Btince, general foreman for the Covey ininr Car Compans'. In announcng .t. .ne V M I a. .S1 V . lilts .vuw . " v . - - ' . " , n,u. r.t ih. fliitomjibile has be- 1IIC LI I vii ' " H.narai that anme definite and I cumin' ' " - - " - Total A J77B.0OO " Besides the above, more than $1,224, i , cihRi-rlhed hv the follow lng companies, which have agreed to give one-third oi i per ceni ui men gross earnings for three years: Brown Commercial Car Co.. Teru. Ind vsterline jii.. . i -. ... X Fellwock Auto 4 Mfg. Co.. fcvansvllle. Indiana. rt Triw-L- I n w aten-ille. O. i..i r it. i o.. Newtonvllle. Mass. iwrrls Motor Car Co.. St. Louis. Mo. Kdwards Motor Csr Co., New York. Dispatch Motor Car Co.. Minneapolis. . . . . . . . . I r- 1 n n.vton O. St. Joseph Auto & Supply Co., frt. Joseph, Missouri. Tom IlatterlM. Denver. Colo. Nelson & LcMoll. Chicago. 111. Enterprise Garage Co.. Columbus, o. 1'ound Miller. S. Chicago. 111. Central Motor Car Co., Canton. O. R W. Tansll. Chicago. 111. tjeo M Miller.-Boston, Mass. v N. Pungs. Detroit. Mleh. ,. , uir i-ar Co.. Lexington Kr n-K n.i,nd Co.. Grand Rapids, Mlfh, . - .i'.n,.'.r,r wheeling. W. Va. ' H Wells Company. Waterbury Conn m- . Automobile Supply Co., St Louis. Mo. Henrv While. Ptapleton. N. T. V" shunahan Co.. New York. meri,-in Auto Supply Co.. New York. Lehordv Lindsay. Rochester. Mlliael Murphy. Cambridge. Mass. Leonard s Garage. Auburn. X. Y. .lames N. Boyce. Kt Haven, Conn. Waller Scott. Baltimore. Md. . Budd M. Robinson. Joplln. Mo. TTvsidule Garage. Decatur. 111. Forbes Motor Car Co.. Pittsburg, sixth-street Garage. Los Angeles. B. W. Twvman. Columbus. O. M. Kirchberger & Company. New York. Avetv Stamping Co.. Cleveland. O. ttrAK. se Iran Co.. Detroit. -Hamilton Square Garage, San Francisco. Wlnion Motor Sales Co.. San Diego, CaL F P. Choate. Chicago. III. n.,thei-n Garase. Pittsburg. Pa. lialcken Elberg Mfg. Co.. Kansas City Missouri. southern Motor Car Co.. Jacksonville. Fla. W. w. carpeoier. -impressed t-teel Tank Co., Milwaukee. - Smlth-Kverett Aiko Co.. Portland, Or. - John B. Quinn. Fall Kiver, Mass. B. C. Burke, Seattle, i. L-.mr Seattle. . . . . . j . . v-.ii. XJ .1 1 .,r- ro Wichita Teva. - n k'iiii. - - Dunn Wire Cut Lug Brick Co., conneaut. Ohio. , Ashcroft Mfg. Co.. New ork. Owar Ale Palo. New York. Pacific Motoring. Loa Angeles. Vilward Goeke, St. Louis. Mo Sujierlor Metal Products Co.. Elyri. O. ;arbv Auio Co.. Cameron. Mo. It. ciimba. Denver. olo. " Gibson Autoniolnlr Co.. Indianapolis. . Kini'lre Tire Co-. Indianapolis. ILS SHORT COURSE FOR AITTOISTS. ..... titO " " I i- i Brldaecort . Designers Adopt Gray and Davis System Only After Exhaustive Investigations of leading Designs. will turn over the engine from 70 to oa ,.vni iitinna no, mi n u te. - and Is so nAar..fni that no encrine can back fire against it. The Locomobile engineers are unqualifiedly in favor ot me use oi .. it.rV.Knir Ivnamn esneciallv in use for n. ii&iiiiiie, -j i lighting only, and a separate starting motor especially designed to give the best results for self-starting. The paramount advantage claimed by the Locomobile people, however, is the combination of this electric motor starter with their special Adams-West-lake lighting system, a combination which is not to be found on any other high-grade motor car. The Locomobile people point out the fact that their first four-cylinder car of 1902 was distinctive from an elec trical standpoint, and that the new elc trlcal features of the Locomobile are a logical outcome. The first four-cylin- uer ijutuiiiuuna ui&u c r . . ......... rical generator with automatic swltcn, the essentials of tne moaern nsnuns system. cin hm iQirt locomobile was an nounced last Summer the engineers of the company nave aeveiupeu -electric motor starter for the Locomobile. For three years Investigations and tests have been going on at the Bridge- pui t wui.a .hit, mo ."n" ---c . ment has tested in its complete labora tories devices of all sorts Intended to do away with handeranking. An early conclusion oi me uutuiiw bile engineers was that electricity was . 1. 1 aAniiare maan. nf nroducina a motor starter that would be 100 per cent ellicient ana mat wouia uui big six-cylinder engine, even if hap pened to be on dead-center. The electric motor aaopiea tor me 1 .......KIT., nnnalala nf the GrV & i : i nv..tnrr inntnF a n A new I'd, 13 K1A-VUI1 BUlL"'fl ,,v..w. plunger switch. In combination with 168 parts manufactured ana oum oy int. Locomobile company. The thorough ness which is characteritio of Locomo bile methods is eviaent in me punm taken with the installation of the elec tric motor starter. The countershaft of the starting mechanism is chrome nickel steel, hardened and ground and running on ball bearings instead of plain bear ings. The gears are made throughout by the Locomobile company of specially treated chrome nickel steel. Plunger Starts Car. Another interesting feature of the t M.nkll. Installation 11 the mount ing of the starting motor on the bronze engine base wnicn manes it pracucauy in-&a..oi noe nf the nower nlant and thus keeps it always in alignment, whlcn mlgnt not oe me iubo ' -L mounted on the frame of the car. As a result, with such precautions, the Tvnntnhde atarl.r Onemtea VPrV'Otliet ly. Engineers who have specialized on .iui.i,i .Knilnmoti t for motorcars liaye stated that the installation of the electric starter on the Locomobile is The new plunger switch is located under the front floor boards, where it may be examinea conveniently at any time, should it be desired to do so. .The foot plunger or pedal, which operates the device, is removable, so that the operator may place It in his pocket when he leaves the car standing, thus preventing anyone from meddling witn L 1 IV BjpDiaiua v ...... The Locomobile electric motor starter Mead Rotary Valve Adopted by Speedway Company Dayton Firm Pioneer In Giving Pur chasers This Type of Engine In am American-Made Automobile. TUB . Speea wen motor tjar com pany, Dayton, Ohio, has Just ar ranged a bond issue of J150.000, which has been subscribed. The propo sition of increasing the capital stock of the company to 600.000 will be submitted to the stockholders imme diately. This bond issue was planned to take mra nf the extension of the Speedwell product involving the use of Mead ro tary valve six-cylinder motors on a portion of the output of new pleasure cars. For several years there has been a , ,wl i ,r In niriiilr!T- nninlon toward automobile motors of other than the prevailing poppet valve type.. While for some time foreign makers have of fered the motor-car buyer choice of poppet ' or non-poppet valve motors, the Speedwell now becomes the pioneer 1 ili n,lnrr.,. In .nnlnnlnir thail CM -8 at the customer's option with either poppet valve or non-poppet vatve mo tors. A .. .-. urtilfh have evtenried over n nerlnd of two vears. the Speed well Company has taken a license under the Meaa patents tor me eaa ..... ..." v.lva motor-. The new Speedwell car has a stand ard chassis that is built to accommo date either a six-cylinder poppet valve motor or a six-cvlinder i Mead rotary valve motor. The cars will be alike except for the power plant, ..i.i e mntnr halnir furnished CIII1C1 IJllC - """i" ....... n - at the customer's option, and at the same price. A limited number of Mead motors will be built this season, while a large output of this type is planned for next year, A large proportion of the Speed well S prOUUCllOIl 1UI L111H I.U11I1I1S ac- son, covering both types of motors. has already been sold. Europe is building many other boats more or less like the Selandia, the funnel lesa vessel equipped with Diesel engines, whose journeylngs have attracted much at tention m tne BllipuniK wmm. I Cm J f !Ri . ruber. President oC tbe Preat-o-Llte Company. Who la t Head of Project to Build Rock Road From New York to in Francisco. training is necessitated in order that an owner may omaju tun.r..j -- ,,.i- oil the instruction he needs to operate his car to the best advantage. save it Irom necessuiy i . . .i laaol .rnaiita 11 Hi llin -. . " 1- . The Y. M. C. A. is offer:nr a course of lectures to owners, pro-psctlve own er, and business men. The course is -i a -i,arllv In meet everv-day B1IIIVU j,i .... - - needs. While the course win oe cover all the technical phases ci ...tmoblle operation, the following topics will receive special attention: mruuio"; BisjuM... - - - wheel alignment, principles of the ras - I - a snt tlvtir in fl fT motor, action ot ..a.. ,Mr -. ..nia r.i7iti-hR. transmission neio uuu mo. , differential, general parts of car and lubrication. Taft Opens Automobile Show. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. President T.e. n.hne administration has been . -i , nfrii.i favor for the auto niaiavii o v . . . mobile, pressed the button that offi cially opened the Washington automo bile show of 191S. The spark raised ii. i..iran fin a- in the hall, light ed 1500 Incandescent bulbs and rang four huge gongs. The show was the most successful ever held here. WIRE WHEELS GROWING IN FAVOR WITH MAKERS Manufacturers Experimenting With Type That Has Been Popular With European Designers for Years. Here's The Answer to Every Demand That Is Made of an Automobile You Avill soon be deciding which car you will buy for the season of 1913. You want the best no matter what price you pay. loii will hold up for years to come. You want a car that has permanent features not temporary ones. HERE'S THE ANSWER The new 1913 Mighty Michigan "40." Examine it closely cnticallj, Snue It Note the size and strength of the vital parts. J. ote the so StaSe Tdrums, strength of frame, size of axles and of the driving parts. YOU WANT A SAFE CAR - The Mighty Michigan "40" is built to average 50 per cent over -capac-' ity. - All the vital parts have been made amply sufficient for a 60-h. p. car, giving you big margins of safety. WARE'S ONE THING YOU SHOULD insist upon Four forward speeds Hnot 8t S fs X h Europe, 318 of the'leading makers now build four-speed cars, but four speeds in America have been confined to a few of the higher-priced cars. THE NEW MICHIGAN "40" has center control and left-side drive. mLx? v,-ortn w-tipn drivinir vou arc close to passing cars. THE SELF-STARTING PROBLEM is answered in the Mighty Mich 1 . -r t.-vi hooTi Tnarlp none so simple is?an "4U. iNO more renauie otax tcx uoo uu - ! o,cv nnprofP-so Ueht in weight. An accurate record has been kept of fifty thousand consecutive starts on the electric starter we use, and in NOT ONE CASE did the starter fail. IT'S UP TO YOU We have made a" car that embodies every demand you can make of a car. We have given you above some oi the features There are others we have not mentioned we want to fcHOW them to you not TELL you of them. FEATURES' IN AN AUTOMOBILE are largely a question of cost. Light parts, small tires, three speeds, etc., are due to economy only. Cars Sort and narrow are built that way because size adds to cost When you inspect the Mighty Michigan "40," you will find the wheel base 118 inches the rear cushion, on the inside, 50 inches wide. AND YET WITH THESE features everyone a permanent one the Miffhtv Michigan "40" fully equipped sells for just $18oU, . U. is. Portland Find, if you can, any ca?that offers nearly so much for this money. ichigan Auto & Buggy Co. Seattle Branch, 1423-25 10th Ave. John F. Campbell, Mgr. M Pnrr1ji.ni. Branch. 369-71 Hawthorne Ave. W. A. Wildrick, Manager. . .TtinnnrftuTTii eunw ATTTTli! AHMORYIN IF YOU ATTKNJJ Xtt rnnrMVafMTnmrr SEATTLE, WOTJU xam XiAnin x--" i I I I,, fu.t the nprrrl "f th I we.e-ht which la heing thrown in the dl- nf h. wheel Is enhanced by the greater rection in wnicn me car is moving. V LAST year it began to be said that wire wheels were coming in again. and a glance at the cars exhibited in the current snow win serve w that, so far as America is concerned, i. ia revertincr to the older foreign idea. says the New York Sun. Not only on many of the cars exntoiiea in me v.0.1 den and the Palace were wire wheels to be seen, but the makers of acces sories in the shape of wheels are also showing a choice variety 01 euuu. The leading car matters 01 iiii tuuu try, who have not yet perhaps pub licly announced their decisions to adopt til. -h..l n- father to offer it to such line, iiv-i, v, . . - . customers as desire it, have been mak ing tests of them, tne two muoi im- . . ngltam in thin COUntrV. HS f HT as the quality of their product is con cerned, have oeen conaucims rAiciinv tests with tnese wneeis. ruiuwnum., in the factory of one of them a high priced British car so, equipped has been under observation for a long time, both from tbe point of view of mechanical design and also testing the worth, of the wheels. A good many companies have started up in this country to build thtse wire wheels. Wire wheels in this country have not been adapted from the English model without some improvement. For instance, there is one type made here that has a demountable rim device. This differs materially from the English practice, where the idea is to carry a single spare wheel, or possibly two spare wheels complete, and change the whole wheel when there is a blowout or a puncture. 1 This involves carrying a slightly heavier outfit than will be the case if the American idea of a demountable rim wire wheel attains great popular ity. The demountable rim for this type of wheel Is not such a great novelty in the United States, because two years ago there was a racing car fitted with just this device. The idea of carrying only a complete wheel has Its disadvantages where a i-ar has different tire sizes front and rear. As a matter of good sense and good design It is very often desirable that the car should have smaller tires . .1 i lha rear, but if it were necessary with a car of this kind to carry as many separate wheels as would be likely to be needed it would mean draping them all over the ma chine. There are some advantages in 1 . on with wire wheels out- , . ...... nt annearance. and there siue 01 ini - 1 1 can be small doubt that most persons approve of the attractiveness of this outfit to an otherwise common-looking car. rri,. ffieasr increased. with wire wheels a tire lasts consid erably longer. Some persons say that it means as much as 30 per cent longer . . . ... . 1 t.Aa.,ce nf the n nicker lire to a iiic j 1 . - - - dissipation of heat due to the peculiar construction 01 me wnt. n... - - too. the wire wneei is piti'i - -11 ...n althnuerh rood strongest: 01 an . -thl second-growtn nicaorj, "' v.. country for wheels, comes c ose to be . t.e. . moterlai obtainable and has stood up under a great many tests which wire wheels alone survived to any better advantage. In fact, Ameri can hickory seems to be better than ..... 1. i ,,.aniitiir to tests that I .l.,noii . nave oeen mane " ' Z , --.iv orient f c argument . x nere i i': - , , in favor of the wire wheels, and that is on the subject ot Dramas. ... .. ui with a demountable rim this means that toward the outside circumstances of the wheel there is a double weignt. in" , " " .v.i- .1 .eta nn the ordinary rim mvuuiauic ' " " " - . . .i wi anH when the car is OI Itie n ni . . able rim, this condition does not arise Winton Owners Attention! The Winton Motor Car Com pany beg to announce that they have opened a factory branch in Portland with fully equipped service department, garage and salesroom. 1913 Winton Sixes for Immediate Delivery. . The Winton Motor Car Co. Factory Branch Tenly-third and Washington Streets, Portland, Oregon No-Rim-Cut Tires 10 Oversize Don't Pay Too Much There is a way to cut tire upkeep 48 per cent. Tn pnrl riin-cuttinff commetelv. 1 o add an average of one-fourth to your tire mile age through oversize m tires. Hundreds of thousands have proved this. When will you find it out? Spent 14 Years to Do It We have spent 14 years to ac complish these things. To give . you tires like Goodyears. Since men made their com parisons, the demand for these tires has grown like an ava lanche. Last year's sales by far ex ceeded our previous 12 years put together. And the evidence is that this year's demand will call for two million tires. Mileage Records Did It This has all happened since men, with odometers, began to keep track of tire mileage. Since they stopped buying tires on names and claims, and compared the cost of upkeep. It will happen with you. Tires that can't rim-cut oversize tires are bound to appeal to you some time. And when you once learn what they mean on your tire bills you will wish you had started sooner. Write for the Goodyear Tire Book 14th-year edition. It tells all known ways to econo mize on tires. No-Rim-Cut Tires With or Without Non-Skid Tread THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., Akron, Ohio .-a .h.,Tfr with any otamr POETLAND BRANCH, 62 SEVENTH ST. Phone, Pac. Main 2190. and Home A 4046.